Geology - Dnyanopasak College, Parbhani

Introduction :

The readers of this web page are welcomed by the faculty of the Department of Geology. The Department of Geology is established in the year 1986. The department follows the discipline but at the same time has a cordial atmosphere filled with affection. Our identity in the campus is in terms of the work culture. Value education is provided to the students by the well experienced, highly qualified and devoted staff. The teachers, with illustrious qualities like sincerity, hard working nature, skilled at instrumental and analytical work, researchers of international repute, computer competent, workaholic, are student focused and works towards the cause. The courses offered have tremendous scope in its individual discipline. All the activities done in the department tries to improve the overall personality of the student. The main objectives of the department are:
i) To understand the discoveries and exploitation of the Earth’s material for the benefit of Human civilization.
ii) To help the students in generation of self employment schemes in Earth Sciences

Objectives

Predicting the behavior of the Earth systems and the
Finding adequate supply of natural resources.
Developing natural resources in ways that safeguard the
Reducing human suffering and property loss from natural hazards.
Defining the balance between society's demand for natural resources .
To help the students in generation of self employed schemes.

Infrastructural facilities :

Library: Central Library, Departmental Library
Internet facilities for Staff & Students
Class rooms with ICT facility
Two Laboratories

Strong points of the department:

Student Focused Teaching.
Curricula of National Standard.
Well qualified, experienced and devoted staff.
Good Class Rooms, Laboratories, Museum and with e-learning facilities.
Skill improvement activities: Home Assignment, Seminar, Dissertation and Field Tour.
Special Counselling at individual level.
Strength: of the Department.
Well qualified and experienced staff.
Well-equipped Geology Laboratory.
Faculty engaged in Research – 100%.
Use of ICT in Teaching.
Departmental Library is available for students & teachers.
Field study component in teaching and learning process.
Self-employment opportunities

Future Plans:

To conduct more application based development activities for students.
Cary out Major/Minor Research Project
Organization of national Conference/ Workshop
Collaborative research with national institutes/laboratories
Conduction of Add-on Courses
Department decided to carry out the detail geological survey and locate the groundwater potential zones of drought prone areas of Parbhani district.
It is also intended to carry out the Geomorphological, Quaternary geological and Seismological and Resistivity study of the region.

Courses offered (with the intake capacity) :

Sr. No.	Name of the Course	Duration	Intake Capacity
1	B.Sc. Geology	Graduate	25
2	M.Sc. Environmental Science	Post graduate-2Years	20
3	Ph.D. in Geology	Research Programme -3Years	As per vacancy

Admission/Eligibility/Criteria/ Procedure:

for UG : HSC
for P.G. : B.Sc.
for Ph.D. : M.Sc

Laboratory Facilities

The department has a Geology museum, which consists of variety of rock, minerals, ores, fossil samples, geomorphic models and self-explanatory educative charts. The department has state of the art instrumentation for geological, geochemical, geophysical, geographical and environmental studies. All these instruments are used to give hands on training to the students.

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Any other facilities

Audio visual CD's, LCD Projector, Computers, GIS and other Software, Internet Facilities, Departmental Library etc is available for Students

Achievements

The department faculty members along with their regular teaching have been active in the field of research and consultancy. Both the staff members are recognised as the research Guide by S.R.T.M. University Nanded and Dr.BabasahebAmbedkarMarathwada University, Aurangabad (Maharashtra).

In recognition of valuable research contributions made by the faculty, the Department has been awarded

Rs. 39 lakhs under the Research project Funds from UGC and the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Ten students of this department Studied B.Sc. have qualified the NET/ SLET examinations in last five years.

Faculty

Name

Phone number

And Email

Qualification

Whether Recognized

Guide for Ph.D.?, if yes, Intake Capacity

Total Ph.D. /M.Phil.

(awarded)

Total enrolment for Ph.D.

Dr.R.B. Muley

9422111904

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M.Sc. Geology) Ph.D

Yes

Dr ShaikhMd Babar

9890184699

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M.Sc (Geology) Ph.D

Yes

Research Projects

Name	*Research Topics*	*Funding Agency*	*Duration*	*Status*	*Amount Sanctioned*
Dr. R.B. Muley	1) Minor research project entitled “Influence of The Environment And Geological Conditions On Ground Water In ParbhaniTahsil”	U.G.C. W.R.O. Pune	2 years	Completed	4000.00
Dr. R.B. Muley	2) Major research project entitled “Assessment of Groundwater Potential, Water quality and Performance of Existing Water Harvesting Structures from Drought Prone areas of Parbhani District, Maharashtra”	U.G.C. New Delhi	3 years (2008-11)	Completed	641800.00
Dr.Shaikh Md. Babar	1) Minor research project entitledHydrogeomorphological Analysis For Watershed Devlopment In JinturTahsil, ParbhaniDistric, Maharashtra.	U.G.C. W.R.O. Pune	2 years (1998-2000)	Completed	40000.00
	2) Minor research project entitled “Analysis of Ground Water Quality Affected by Pollution due to Sanitary and Waste Disposals in the Stream of PingalgadNala in Parbhani City of Maharashtra” during 2002 – 2004.	U.G.C. W.R.O. Pune	2 years (2002-2004)	Completed	50000.00
	3) Neotectonic and geomorphic studies to reveal the palaeoseismic history of Terna River basin of Latur-Osmanabad district, Maharashtra	DST New Delhi	1 year (2005-2006)	Completed	35000.00
	4) Minor research project entitled Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Hydrogeomorphological Studies of Tawarja River Sub-basin of Latur Districts, Maharashtra.	S.R.T.M. University Nanded	2 years (2010-2012)	Completed	31000.00
	5) Major Research Project entitled “Quaternary stratigraphy and tectono-geomorphic evolution of the Terna-Manjra River basin, Eastern Maharashtra” Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST) New Delhi amount sanctioned Rs. 8,40,000=00.	D.S.T. New Delhi	3 years (2007-10)	Completed	1020860.00
	6) Major Research Project entitled “Quaternary Geology and Geomorphometric Characteristics of Godavari River Basin in Parbhani-Nanded Districts of Maharashtra.” Sponsored by UGC New Delhi during amount sanctioned Rs. 7,78,600=00.	U.G.C. New Delhi	3 years (2007-10)	Completed	819530.00
	7) Major Research Project entitled Quaternary Stratigraphy and Geomorphometric Characteristics of Sindphana River Sub-basin in Beed-Parbhani Districts of Maharashtra”, sponsored by UGC, New Delhi, amount sanctioned Rs. 1148800.00	U.G.C. New Delhi	3 years (2012-14)	On going	1148800.00

Name of the students passed in Net/Set etc. (Last 5 Years)

Sr. No.	Name of student	Level of exam
1	Sachin Ghodke	NET of UGC-CSIR
2	Dr.BhagwanGhute	SET
3	KishorDeshmukh	NET UGC-CSIR
4	ShaikhNadeem	SET

Placement

Sr. No.	Name	Positions held	Address	Phone No.
1	Miss Kharat A	Jr. Geologist	Prabhavai Nagar, Parbhani.	9960160078
2	Mr.Deshpande Krishna	Jr. Geologist	Bank colony, Parbhani	9421914831
3	Mr. Rahul Bamhankar	Jr. Geologist	AT Post Zari, Dist. Parbhani
4	Dr.Ghute B.B.	Assistant Professor	Toshniwalcolege, Sengaon	7588162448
5	Mr.Godbole M.T.	Project Fellow	S.R.T.M. Univ. Nanded	9730486704
6	Sachin Ghodke	Project Fellow	S.R.T.M. Univ. Nanded
7	KishorDeshmukh	Geologist, GSI	Hyderabad	7972798540
8	PremRankshtre	Geologist, GSI	Hyderabad	7745915822
9	GagananDumne	Geologist, GSI	Gndhinagar ,Gujrath	7567368966
10	Dr.RadhakrishnaChunchekar	Technician GSI Faridabad ,Delhi.	Geological Survey of India, Faridabad, Delhi.	8587864738
11	Gajbhare Sachin	Geologist, GSI
12	Dr.RushikeshGolekar	Assistant Professor	Department of Geology, Khare, Dhere Arts and Bhonsale Science College, Guhagar	9423756774
13	Dr.BhosaleMunja	Teacher	S.R.T.M. Univ. Nanded	9011945297
14	Amar Kachve	Mud logger	Kuvet	9423683861
15	Dr sariputSawant	Scientest	NGRI, Hyderabad	9949973475